Category: Family

Life happens, it continues without hesitation. You can make all the plans in the world, but life doesn’t have to follow your lead. It has taken me years to understand what I am looking for in life and partnership, but […]

Every year when the children go Back-to-School I get a mix of emotions. I feel butterflies in my stomach. It feels like a fresh start to a new year. I have always based the “new year” on the school calendar […]

“Why is it that any one decision always seems too small to be the biggest decision of your life?” We make choices every day. Some make more than others. As parents we get bombarded with questions, endless questions. At times […]

Mom, you raised two little girls alone. You gave us the world when you weren’t certain what tomorrow would bring. You taught us that love wins, that words don’t break you, that strong is beautiful, and that second chances sometimes […]

A step-parent is so much more than just a parent; they made the choice to love when they didn’t have to. A “father” isn’t defined by the man who made the child, but by the man who extends his hand, […]

“Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” I am proud of many things in my life but nothing tops being a mother. I see who I want to be in my children’s eyes. They have given me the […]

I have loved Helen Ficalora’s delicate jewelry for almost a decade now. Her signature designs inspire beauty, love, peace, and for me….MOTHERHOOD. I wear my children’s initials in the disk charms, my birthstone, and my lucky number every day on a delicate chain. […]

Sometimes I don’t feel like I have enough patience. I don’t feel like reminding my children a half a dozen times to do something. I don’t feel like cleaning up the living room for the tenth time this week. I […]